The Football Association were handed the keys to the new Wembley last night as Multiplex finally completed the troubled £800m project.

The 90,000 stadium will now host two 'ramp-up' events of up to 60,000 capacity in order to test facilities and obtain a General Safety Certificate from the London Borough of Brent.

The FA will be unable to confirm that the FA Cup Final will take place at the ground on May 19 until these events and safety procedures are concluded, with Cardiff's Millennium Stadium still on stand-by.

The first 'ramp up' event will be a Community Day, primarily for local Brent residents to visit and view the stadium.

This will take place next Saturday and all tickets have already been allocated.

The FA confirmed the second 'ramp-up' event will be an England Under-21 international against Italy on Saturday, March 24, kick off at 12.30pm.

Tickets will be £10 each and go on sale at midday on Monday, March 12.

FA Chief Executive Brian Barwick said: 'Handover of the keys is a significant step towards staging this year's FA Cup final and opening the new Wembley stadium.

'The FA must now stage two successful 'ramp-up' events in order to gain the safety certificate. We have been preparing for a very long time and are delighted to finally get inside the stadium.'

Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL) managing director Alex Horne said: 'We have a lot of detailed work still to do, and will continue to work with Multiplex and their sub-contractors to finalise all aspects of the stadium.

'We are delighted to welcome the England Under-21 team to play the first game on the hallowed turf.'